Areca ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML manual Operation, Changing the Battery Backup Module, Status of BBM

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Capacity	Memory Type	Battery Backup duration (Hours)
128MB DDR	Low Power (18mA)	56

Operation

1.Battery conditioning is automatic. There are no manual pro- cedures for battery conditioning or preconditioning to be per- formed by the user.

2.In order to make sure of all the capacity is available for your battery cells, allow the battery cell to be fully charged when installed for the first time. The first time charge of a battery cell takes about 24 hours to complete.

Changing the Battery Backup Module

At some point, the LI-ION battery will no longer accept a charge properly. LI-ION battery life expectancy is anywhere from ap- proximately 1 to 5 years.

1.Shutdown the operating system properly. Make sure that cache memory has been flushed.

2.Disconnect the battery backup module cable from J2 on the SATA RAID controller.

3.Disconnect the battery pack cable from JP2 on the Battery Backup Module.

4.Install a new battery pack and connect the new battery pack to JP2.

5.Connect the Battery Backup Module to J2 on the SATA RAID controller.

6.Disable the write-back function from the BIOS or Utility.

Status of BBM

•D13 (Green) : lights when BBM activated

•D14 (Green) : lights when BBM charging

•D15 (Green) : lights when BBM normal

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